Man tries to ‘behead his wife in the middle of the street’ (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

A horrifying video footage appears to show a man trying to behead his ‘wife’ in the middle of the street before an angry mob intervened.

The man, wearing a blue shirt, is seen at the start of the video pinning down a woman, believed to be his wife.

He appears to be attempting to slash her neck.

But in the nick of time bystanders begin to attack him. A man appears from behind and kicks the man violently, before another throws a brick at his head. This quickly encourages other onlookers to intervene and the man is seen taking to his heels.

The video, which is reportedly shot in Cairo, Egypt, then shows the woman rise to her feet to escape.

A pool of blood is then seen where she was previously lying down when being attacked.

The ‘husband’ is seen being forced against a wall and missiles launched at him.

The caption of the video posted to LiveLeak on Friday, suggests that the incident occurred in Egypt and that the woman was ‘ok’.